Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 11 Jan 2026

A-League Betting Preview: Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets

Melbourne City take on Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park, with kick-off set for 01:00 on Sunday 11 January.

We’re expecting Newcastle to perform really well against Melbourne City and we’re wagering the away team +0.75 at -116 on the Asian Handicap. This means our stake is divided evenly between +0.5 and +1.0.

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Melbourne City were winners last time out. It was a 1-0 home win against Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park. The Cranbourne East club boasted 68% possession and had three shots on target, with an early goal from Max Caputo proving to be the winner.

Newcastle Jets have won their previous three road games. A 3-1 triumph recently occurred at Go Media Stadium when playing Auckland. Mark Milligan's side had just 29% possession and totalled four shots on goal, while Lachlan Rose was on the scoresheet twice and Will Dobson also found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

These two teams last met at McDonald Jones Stadium, with City claiming the away win. Beating Newcastle by a 1-0 scoreline. The past 10 H2H meetings have featured six City victories, two draws and two Newcastle wins.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
5	Melb City	12	4	5	3	12	10	2	12:10	17
7	Newcastle Jets	11	5	0	6	23	23	0	23:23	15

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3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.7 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 9.3 attempts. City have had 57.1% possession and 5.9 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 0.9 goals from 3.5 shots on goal and 6.9 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.7 corners.

Top scorer Max Caputo has found the net 2 times, with Andrew Nabbout, Aziz Behich, Kavian Rahmani and Takeshi Kanamori getting 1 goals each. Emin Durakovic and Andreas Kuen have been top assistors with 2.

Newcastle have 5 victories and 5 defeats, averaging 4.9 shots on goal, 9.0 attempts and 2.1 goals. The Jets average 54.2% possession, 4.6 corners awarded and 6.2 corners against, while 2.0 goals have been conceded from 11.3 attempts and 5.5 shots on goal.

Lachlan Rose has scored 4 goals, followed by Will Dobson, Xavier Bertoncello, Ben Gibson and Alexander Badolato on 3. Alexander Badolato and Daniel Wilmering have both managed 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets Prediction & Betting Tips

Our expert Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets tips include betting advice on all fronts — from a main match prediction and player prop picks to corners guidance, a correct score selection and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re sweet on Newcastle +0.75 when it comes to the Asian Handicap at odds of -116. We’re hopeful that the underdogs are able to win or draw in this A-League encounter for a nice payout.

We’re always the first to know about team news, with our football tipsters also studying the latest A-League form to enhance their view. You will also find a mixture of stats which provide some valuable predictions ahead of the action.

Key Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets league stats:

• The +0.75 line has been covered by Newcastle in 3 consecutive games on the road.
• The +0.75 line has been covered by Newcastle in 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The +0.75 line has been covered by Newcastle in 10 of their last 15 games on the road.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by City in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by City in 7 of their last 10 games.

If you go by the best football betting sites, our pick has a 53.8% chance of delivering a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

City 1 - 1 Newcastle

Let’s go for the game to end in a 1-1 scoreline, a wager which is available at +550. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Lachlan Rose to Score +250

Lachlan Rose (Newcastle) has been among the goals in eight of his past ten A-League away games. We’ll throw a dart at +250 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look pretty attractive.

Latest Lachlan Rose Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+250

First

+650

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Corners Prediction

Newcastle Under 3.5 Corners -115

Newcastle have had under 3.5 corners in three consecutive away games, while the previous 10 Melbourne City home matches have seen them concede an average of 3.60 corners. It stands to reason that the line won’t be reached and you can secure odds of -115 for this Newcastle Team Corners bet.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

City

Total

10.60 5.90 4.70

Home

10.40 6.80 3.60

Away

9.10 5.10 4.00

Newcastle

Total

10.80 4.60 6.20

Home

9.80 5.70 4.10

Away

13.10 4.20 8.90

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-110

Under 10.5

-130

City Corners

Over 5.5

-159

Under 5.5

+105

Newcastle Corners

Over 3.5

-161

Under 3.5

+107

Most Corners

1

-217

X

+700

2

+210

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Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

With an approximate 61% chance of succeeding, the bookies are being cautious with their -154 betting odds for Melbourne City triumphing in this A-League encounter. If you want to back the outsider, Newcastle Jets are available at +350.

City can be backed alternatively on the Half-Time Result market and that means getting +114. However, Newcastle are +320 and the draw is +155 if you want to take a different option.

The lowest odds can be found for Over 2.5 Goals, which means at least three goals being netted. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at -192.

The best betting sites push the boat out to ensure that football bettors can select from hundreds of markets. You can access them for every A-League match before making a decision.

Full-Time Result

1

-154

X

+300

2

+350

Half-Time Result

1

+114

X

+155

2

+320

Double Chance

1X

-588

12

-500

X2

+106

Draw No Bet

1

-357

2

+225

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.75

-130

2 Hcp +0.75

-111

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+145

Over 2.5

-213

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-192

No

+133

Favourite Max Caputo is priced at +230 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of -137.

Max Caputo (City)

First

-137

Anytime

+230

Benjamin Mazzeo (City)

First

+215

Anytime

+575

Elbasan Rashani (City)

First

+215

Anytime

+575

Mathew Leckie (City)

First

+225

Anytime

+600

Andrew Nabbout (City)

First

+230

Anytime

+575

Eli Adams (Newcastle)

First

+240

Anytime

+600

Andreas Kuen (City)

First

+245

Anytime

+650

Lachlan Rose (Newcastle)

First

+250

Anytime

+650

Lawrence Wong (City)

First

+265

Anytime

+750

Ben Gibson (Newcastle)

First

+295

Anytime

+750

Alexander Badolato (Newcastle)

First

+300

Anytime

+800

Alessandro Lopane (City)

First

+320

Anytime

+900

Clayton Taylor (Newcastle)

First

+325

Anytime

+850

Oscar Fryer (Newcastle)

First

+370

Anytime

+900

Alex Nunes (Newcastle)

First

+380

Anytime

+900

Max Burgess (Newcastle)

First

+410

Anytime

+1050

Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle)

First

+425

Anytime

+1050

Emin Durakovic (City)

First

+425

Anytime

+1100

Zane Schreiber (City)

First

+460

Anytime

+1200

Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle)

First

+540

Anytime

+1300

Lucas Scicluna (Newcastle)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Peter Antoniou (City)

First

+600

Anytime

+1600

Harrison Shillington (City)

First

+600

Anytime

+1600

Nathaniel Atkinson (City)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Kai Trewin (City)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

City have four wins, four draws and two losses in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.40 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

Newcastle have now managed three away wins on the bounce. Mark Milligan's side have finished with five wins, three losses and two draws in the last 10 away matches, scoring an average of 1.90 goals per game and conceding 1.70.

Newcastle beat City 1-0 when the teams last met at AAMI Park. In the past 7 H2H games at AAMI Park, we have seen four City wins, one Newcastle victory and two draws.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Melbourne City Home Stats		4-4-2	2.10	1.40	0.70	3	7	4	6
Newcastle Jets Away Stats		5-2-3	3.60	1.90	1.70	8	2	8	2

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets Lineups & Team News

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